Furnace Repair in Muncie, IN
Furnaces here run from October through May. If yours quits, tell us what it's doing and a licensed contractor who covers Delaware County will get in touch.
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Eight months of heat, and a grid that doesn't always hold
October through May, your furnace is what stands between the house and 22°F nights. That is eight months of long, frequent cycles, and most homes here run gas furnaces, so the burner and igniter carry that load season after season.
Indiana has seen its share of winter storms and damaging wind, and in 2024, 17% of households in the state went at least 24 hours without power. A furnace that has been cycling hard all winter is the one that has trouble relighting when the power comes back on.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace is on duty
- 22°F
- the average winter night it heats against
- 60%
- of homes here heat with gas, so most furnaces here burn gas
- 12 winter storms
- in ten years, the nights a failure hurts most
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
A new furnace would cut about $110 a year off heating for a typical Delaware County home.
Estimates for a typical Delaware County home, compared with an older unit built to the previous federal minimum, from EIA household energy data, Indiana fuel prices and NOAA climate normals. Your home will differ.
Repair makes sense when one part has failed and the heat exchanger is sound.
Replacement makes sense when the heat exchanger is cracked or the furnace keeps needing parts.
In Indiana, HVAC licensing for homes is left to the counties and cities.
Delaware County sets its own rule for who can do this work, separate from anything the state keeps a record of. Some counties and cities in Indiana require a local license for HVAC work, others do not, so what protects you here depends on Delaware County, not on any statewide list.
With no state license behind the job, the gas connection is the part that matters most to get right. A furnace repair means someone is working on a gas line and a burner, and a loose or wrong connection is the dangerous part of that job. 59.6% of homes in Delaware County heat with gas, so that connection is a real point of failure for most houses here, not a rare case.
Sources: Indiana Department of Workforce Development · State of Indiana
- Why won't my furnace turn on?
- Start with the thermostat. Check that it's set to heat and the temperature is above room temperature, and put fresh batteries in if it takes them. If the thermostat looks fine, check the furnace switch, the one that looks like a light switch near the unit, and make sure the power hasn't tripped at the breaker. Gas furnaces also need the gas valve open and, on older units, a pilot light lit. If all of that checks out and the furnace still won't start, the igniter or a safety switch inside the unit may be the problem, and that's a job for a contractor to diagnose.
- Why is my furnace blowing cold air?
- Most often this means the blower is running but the burners haven't lit. That can happen if the filter is clogged and the furnace is overheating and shutting the burners off early, or if the igniter or flame sensor has failed. It can also just be the blower running through its fan cycle before the air has had time to heat up, which is normal for a few minutes after startup. If cold air keeps coming for more than that, check the filter first, since a dirty one is easy to fix yourself, and call a contractor if that's not it.
- Why won't my furnace pilot light stay lit?
- This usually points to the thermocouple, the small sensor that tells the gas valve the pilot is actually burning. When it wears out or gets coated in soot, it stops sensing the flame and the gas valve shuts off as a safety measure, even though the pilot lit fine a moment ago. A draft blowing out the pilot is possible too, so check for anything blocking the vent or causing airflow near the unit. If relighting it keeps ending the same way, the thermocouple needs to be checked or replaced, and that's not something to keep trying on your own with gas involved.